Big Bend National Park, Texas (Images and Quotes)
Tom R. Chambers spent several days documenting the Big Bend National Park in Texas in order to combine his images with pertinent quotes to generate posters for enjoyment and education.
The park has national significance as the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States.
It contains more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and 75 species of mammals.The national park covers 801,163 acres (324,219 ha). A variety of Cretaceous and Cenozoic fossil organisms exist in abundance, and the park has artifacts estimated to be 9,000 years old.
For more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km), the Rio Grande/Río Bravo forms the international boundary between Mexico and the United States, and Big Bend National Park administers approximately 118 miles (190 km) along that boundary. The park was named after the area, which is bounded by a large bend in the river and Texas-Mexico border.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend_National_Park
It contains more than 1,200 species of plants, more than 450 species of birds, 56 species of reptiles, and 75 species of mammals.The national park covers 801,163 acres (324,219 ha). A variety of Cretaceous and Cenozoic fossil organisms exist in abundance, and the park has artifacts estimated to be 9,000 years old.
For more than 1,000 miles (1,600 km), the Rio Grande/Río Bravo forms the international boundary between Mexico and the United States, and Big Bend National Park administers approximately 118 miles (190 km) along that boundary. The park was named after the area, which is bounded by a large bend in the river and Texas-Mexico border.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Bend_National_Park
